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Home My WebLink AboutCC Agenda 2026-01-20 AGENDA SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL - TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026 REGULAR MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. San Rafael City Hall, Council Chambers 1400 Fifth Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901 Watch Online: Watch on Webinar: https://tinyurl.com/city-council-2 Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael Listen by phone: (669) 444-9171 ID: 860-6190-5675# This meeting will be held in-person. This meeting is being streamed to YouTube at www.youtube.com/cityofsanrafael. How to participate in the meeting: • You are welcome to come to the meeting and provide public comment in person. Each speaker will have 2-minutes to provide public comment per agenda item. • Submit your comments by email to city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. If you experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org. OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION – 10 MINUTES Members of the public may speak to the City Council on items that are not on the agenda and are within the Council’s jurisdiction. Open Time for Public Expression happens twice during the meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, public comment is limited to a total of 10 minutes, with each speaker allowed up to 2 minutes. Open Time for Public Expression will be held again at the end of the meeting with no total time limit. Please note that, under state law, the City Council cannot discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda. CITY MANAGER AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS: (including AB 1234 Reports on Meetings and Conferences Attended at City Expense) 1. City Manager and Councilmember Reports: CONSENT CALENDAR: The opportunity for public comment on consent calendar items will occur prior to the City Council’s vote on the Consent Calendar. The City Council may approve the entire consent calendar with one action. In the alternative, items on the Consent Calendar may be removed by any City Council or staff member, for separate discussion and vote. 2. Consent Calendar Items: a. Approval of Minutes Approve Minutes of the Closed Session and Regular City Council Meeting of December 15, 2025 (CC) Recommended Action - Approve Minutes as submitted 2 b. Temporary Camping Prohibition at City Hall Resolution Prohibiting Camping at or Around City Hall (APN 011-203-12) from January 21, 2026 through July 21, 2026: CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(B)(3); 15307, 15308 (CM) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution c. Award WRT Consultants Contract to Prepare the Southeast Specific Plan Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute A Professional Services Agreement with WRT Consultants for the Preparation of the Southeast San Rafael Specific Plan in an Amount Not to Exceed $797,000; and Authorizing A Supplemental Budget Appropriation within the Development Services Fund (207) (CED) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution d. Voter-Approved Tax Oversight Committee Annual Report & Bylaws Amendment Presentation of Voter-Approved Tax Oversight Committee’s (VATOC) Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025 and Resolution Amending the Bylaws of the Voter- Approved Tax Oversight Committee Established by Resolution 15118, Adopted on September 6, 2022 (Fin) Recommended Action – Accept report and Adopt Resolution e. Replacement of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Purchase Orders for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus from Southern Marin Fire District, In An Amount Not to Exceed $92,170, and from Allstar Fire Equipment Inc., In An Amount Not to Exceed $48,629, and Authorizing FY 2025-26 Supplemental Budget Appropriations within the Fire Equipment Replacement Fund (625) (FD) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution f. South Merrydale Road – Civic Center Connector Pathway Project Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with CSWST2 to Provide Design and Environmental Services for the South Merrydale Road – Civic Center Connector Pathway Project in the Amount Not to Exceed $469,963 (PW) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution g. Metropolitan Transportation Committee (MTC) Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA 3) Funding Agreements i. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement with Metropolitan Transportation Commission in an Amount of $66,700 in TDA Grant Funds for the Park Street and Belle Avenue Pedestrian Enhancement Project; and ii. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Funding Agreement with Metropolitan Transportation Commission in an Amount of $88,300 in TDA Grant Funds for the Point San Pedro Pedestrian Quick Build Enhancement Project Recommended Action – Adopt Resolutions h. Joint Quiet Zone Agreement Resolution Establishing a Joint Quiet Zone and Designating the County of Sonoma as Lead Authority for Purposes of Establishing the Joint Quiet Zone; CEQA Determination: Exempt (PW) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution 3 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 3. Special Presentations: a. Presentation of Proclamation in Recognition of Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities Certification (DS) PUBLIC HEARINGS: 4. Public Hearings: a. Public Works Director Authority to Approve Public Works Project Plans Consideration of An Ordinance Amending San Rafael Municipal Code Section 2.12.290, Duties of the Supervisor of Public Works, to Clarify Delegation of Authority to the Supervisor of Public Works and Designees to Approve Plans, Specifications, and Designs for Public Works Projects; CEQA Determination: Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15378(b)(5) (CED) Recommended Action – Introduce the Ordinance, waive further reading, and refer to it by title only. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS 5. Other Agenda Items a. City Council Governance, Agreements, Roles & Responsibilities and Communication Protocols Resolution Authorizing the City Council Approval of the City Council Governance, Agreements, Roles & Responsibilities and Communication Protocols (CM) Recommended Action – Adopt Resolution OPEN TIME FOR PUBLIC EXPRESSION CONTINUED Members of the public may speak to the City Council on items that are not on the agenda and are within the Council’s jurisdiction. Please note that, under state law, the City Council generally cannot discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda, unless there is an emergency or an urgent issue that came up after the agenda was posted. Each speaker may speak for up to two minutes. Comments should be respectful to the community. ADJOURNMENT: Any records relating to an agenda item, received by a majority or more of the Council less than 72 hours before the meeting, shall be available for inspection online and at City Hall, 1400 Fifth Avenue, and placed with other agenda- related materials on the table in front of the Council Chamber prior to the meeting. Sign Language interpreters may be requested by calling (415) 485-3066 (voice), emailing city.clerk@cityofsanrafael.org or using the California Telecommunications Relay Service by dialing “711”, at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Copies of documents are available in accessible formats upon request. To request Spanish language interpretation, please submit an online form at https://www.cityofsanrafael.org/request-for-interpretation/.